William Comstock

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 Governor Comstock, from the U.S. National Archives
Governor Comstock, from the U.S. National Archives

William Alfred Comstock (July 2, 1877June 19, 1949) was an American politician. Born in 1877 in Alpena, Michigan, he attended the University of Michigan, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity, graduating in 1899. He served as a Democratic governor of Michigan from 1933 to 1935. He was swept into office in the 1932 election, which proved very successful for Democrats across the country. He served only one two-year term. He died in 1949 in Detroit, Michigan and is buried in Alpena, Michigan.

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Preceded by
Wilber Brucker
Governor of Michigan
19331935
Succeeded by
Frank Fitzgerald